Bird Data | Broadwinged Hawk Data | Flower Data | Morning Notes | Field Trip Notes
Along with my bird data sheets, I kept records for one year (May 1973 to April 1974) of the flowering dates of wildflowers that I observed on our property and elsewhere.
| Type of Plant | First Date Observed Flowering | Where Seen | Comments |
| Coltsfoot | March 10, 1973 | Near Furnace Brook Lake | Very early flower |
| Myrtle (Periwinkle) | March 16, 19783 | Near our lake | Many (as usual). Look for around St. Patrick's Day |
| Skunk cabbage | March 16, 1973 | By stream | Look for around St. Patrick's Day |
| Dandelion | March 31, 1973 | In yard | Many, as usual |
| Whitlow Grass | April 3, 1973 | By Lake Woodrock (at beach) | Small mustard, white, leaves in basal rosette, no leaves on stem |
| Carolina whitlow grass | April 3, 1973 | In yard | Distinguished from above by several leaves on stem |
| Grape hyacinth | April 5, 1973 | In yard | Quite a few |
| Trout lily | April 6, 1973 | By stream | Very pretty this year |
| Large-leaved violet | April 6, 1973 | Under magnolia near lake | large patch |
| Common blue violet | April 6, 1973 | Under magnolia near lake | Semi-large patch mixed in with above |
| Moss phlox | April 9, 1973 | Yard | Many (patch) |
| Selfheal (heal-all) | April 12, 1973 | Yard | Many |
| Spring-beauty | April 18, 1973 | Furnace Brook Lake | Many flowering on edge of lake, across from Furnace Dock Road |
| Rue-anemone | April 18, 1973 | Near Oak Lane | Check earlier next year |
| Celandine | April 20, 1973 | Entrance of Brook Lane | (Not celandine-poppy). Stem exudes yellow liquid. Early |
| Marsh-marigold | April 20, 1973 | Furnace Dock Road, across from Furnace Brook Lake | First time seen in area (by me) |
| Jack-in-the-pulpit | April 21, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary and here in woods near home | Plants flowering when approx 3-4 inches high |
| Common cinquefoil | April 21, 1973 | Yard | Also, probably, dwarf cinquefoil |
| Common strawberry (wild) | April 21, 1973 | Yard | Good amount of flowers |
| Gill-over-the-ground | April 22, 1973 | By tennis courts | Usual |
| Solomon's seal (true) | April 23, 1973 | Woods near home | Just barely open (flowers) will open week later. Good date |
| Winter cress | April 26, 1973 | Near fish pond and in tennis court | Quite common |
| Wild geranium | April 29, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Quite common |
| Common buttercup | April 29, 1973 | Home | Common |
| Speedwell (exact species unknown) | May 2, 1973 | Yard | 20 species in aea, this one has alternating leaves with flowers in leaf axils |
| False Solomon's seal | May 5, 193 | Woods | Quite a few |
| Pink moccasin | May 5, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Beautiful, on yellow trail near Brinton Lake |
| Canada mayflower | May 19, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Fairly common |
| White baneberry | May 24, 1973 | Pine Acre Woods near Lakeview Drive and Brook Lane | One |
| Blackberry | May 27, 1973 | Near lake | Many flowers |
| Spring vetch | May 27, 1973 | Yard | several |
| Yellow wood sorrel | May 30, 1973 | All over | Common |
| Red clover | June 1, 1973 | Yard | Several |
| Blue-eyed grass | June 1, 1973 | Near lake, by magnolia | Very many! |
| Moneywort | June 2, 1973 | Near lake, Goose Landing | Common |
| Smaller forget-me-not | June 2, 1973 | Goose Landing | A few |
| Nightshade | June 2, 1973 | Near lake | Common (very) |
| Bladder campion | June 8, 1973 | Near lake, all around | Common |
| Asiatic dayflower | June 14, 1973 | Near roads | Fairly common |
| Spiderwort | June 16, 1973 | Near big bird feeder by house | Only one plant |
| Hedge bindweed | June 17, 193 | Near lake and tenniscourt | Fairly common |
| Horse nettle | June 25, 1973 | Near tenniscourt | Common |
| Common mullein | June 30, 1973 | Near Button's house | Occasional |
| Purple loosestrife | July 1, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Common |
| Black-eyed Susan | July 1, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Common |
| Jewelweed | July 1, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Very common |
| Butter-and-eggs | July 1, 1973 | Con Edison powerline | A few large stands |
| Indian pipes | July 1, 1973 | Brinton Brook Sanctuary | Several |
| Chickory | July 1, 1973 | Furnace Brook Lake | Abundant on roadsides |
| Common evening primrose | August 1, 1973 | Tenniscourt | A few |
| Common burdock | August 6, 1973 | Near house | One or two large plants |
| Goldenrods | Mid-August, 1973 | All around | I am not going to try to distinguish between the species! |
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Wildflowers in 1974
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| Skunk cabbage | February 18, 1974 | By teams, brooks | See last year's date: most likely flowering this time last year, didn't notice |
| Coltsfoot | March 6, 1974 | Furnace Brook Lake | A little earlier than last year's |
| Myrtle | March 18, 1974 | Near upper lake | Two days later than last year's |
| Selfheal | April 3, 1974 | Yard | Many, earlier than last year |
| Whitlow grass, Carolina Whitlow grass | April 3, 1974 | Near Lake Woodrock | Same as last year |
| Dandelion | April 3, 1974 | Yard | Later than last year |